I have begun a series of daily paintings in oils and I hope you enjoy this new project of mine. These paintings will be for sale but at the moment we are still developing the website. I am hoping to launch this series on Leap Year - the 29th February. These means that you will be able to give a friend an original oil painting as a special gift at an affordable price. You may have seen this painting before, but keep scrolling... I loved the way this pear is balanced on its delicate stem. The … [Read more...]
Daily Painting Pear#1
I have begun a series of daily paintings in oils and I hope you enjoy this new project of mine. These paintings will be for sale but at the moment we are still developing the website. I am hoping to launch this series on Leap Year - the 29th February. These means that you will be able to give a friend an original oil painting as a special gift at an affordable price. You may have seen this painting before, but keep scrolling... This conference pear looks though it is illuminated by soft … [Read more...]
Daily Painting Garlic#1
Today's piece - well I did the underpainting yesterday and finished it today. (I wanted to write a stunning blog post on how to correct mistakes in calligraphy but after teaching and painting, I am too whacked!) My first garlic painting has a light background - tomorrow I'll do one 17thC Dutch painter style (ha-ha!). B.t.w. the horizon is straight, but the camera made it look curved... … [Read more...]